MLS Cup 1996
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MLS Cup 1996 was the inaugural championship match of Major League Soccer, determining the first league champion in the United States' top-tier professional soccer competition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1996 MLS Cup Final | 1 |
| MLS Cup 1996 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5870052 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: MLS Cup 1996 Context triple: [MLS Cup 1997, previousEdition, MLS Cup 1996]
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A.
MLS Cup 1998
MLS Cup 1998 was the third championship match of Major League Soccer, notable for the Chicago Fire winning the title in their inaugural season.
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B.
MLS Cup 1997
MLS Cup 1997 was the second championship match of Major League Soccer, determining the league champion for the 1997 season.
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C.
MLS Cup 1999
MLS Cup 1999 was the fourth championship match of Major League Soccer, determining the league title for the 1999 season.
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D.
MLS Cup 2001
MLS Cup 2001 was the Major League Soccer championship match for the 2001 season, determining the league’s title-winning team in the United States.
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E.
MLS Cup 2000
MLS Cup 2000 was the fifth championship match of Major League Soccer, contested in October 2000 to determine the league’s season champion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: MLS Cup 1996 Target entity description: MLS Cup 1996 was the inaugural championship match of Major League Soccer, determining the first league champion in the United States' top-tier professional soccer competition.
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A.
MLS Cup 1998
MLS Cup 1998 was the third championship match of Major League Soccer, notable for the Chicago Fire winning the title in their inaugural season.
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B.
MLS Cup 1997
MLS Cup 1997 was the second championship match of Major League Soccer, determining the league champion for the 1997 season.
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C.
MLS Cup 1999
MLS Cup 1999 was the fourth championship match of Major League Soccer, determining the league title for the 1999 season.
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D.
MLS Cup 2001
MLS Cup 2001 was the Major League Soccer championship match for the 2001 season, determining the league’s title-winning team in the United States.
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E.
MLS Cup 2000
MLS Cup 2000 was the fifth championship match of Major League Soccer, contested in October 2000 to determine the league’s season champion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MLS Cup final
ⓘ
championship final ⓘ soccer match ⓘ |
| attendance | 34540 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | LA Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awayTeamCoach | Lothar Osiander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Foxborough, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionStage | league championship final ⓘ |
| confederation | CONCACAF ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1996-10-20 ⓘ |
| determined | first Major League Soccer champion ⓘ |
| extraTime | yes ⓘ |
| finalScore | 3–2 ⓘ |
| format | single-match final ⓘ |
| goalScorer |
Chris Armas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ Eduardo Hurtado NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawn Medved NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Sanneh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | D.C. United NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamCoach | Bruce Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInauguralEditionOf | MLS Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| loser | LA Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserScore | 2 ⓘ |
| manOfTheMatch | Marco Etcheverry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | MLS Cup 1997 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | Major League Soccer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | none ⓘ |
| referee | Esfandiar Baharmast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1996 Major League Soccer season ⓘ |
| seasonChampion | D.C. United NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| stadium | Foxboro Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| team |
D.C. United
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LA Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topTierLeague | Major League Soccer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wentToOvertime | true ⓘ |
| winner | D.C. United NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerScore | 3 ⓘ |
| winningGoalScorer | Eddie Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningGoalTime | golden goal in extra time ⓘ |
| year | 1996 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MLS Cup 1996 Description of subject: MLS Cup 1996 was the inaugural championship match of Major League Soccer, determining the first league champion in the United States' top-tier professional soccer competition.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1996 MLS Cup Final